jpdb beta

person willing to take on a role; willing candidate

1

every winter

1

piled out in the open

1

fleshiness; plumpness

1

lactation period

1

right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

1

logoff

1

changing the water (e.g. in a fish tank); well cleaning

1

seasonality; seasonal

1

official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)

2

National Diet Library

1

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane; red-cap oranda (goldfish); Tanchō (koi variety); having a red crest or patch on the head (of a bird, fish, etc.)

4

separation (e.g. by a screen, curtain, or door)

1

middle-class farmer

1

essential oil

2

to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp

1

in parentheses; bracketed

3

increment; addition; (amount of) increase

1

recovery time

2

double-edged sword

1

pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent

1

pestle

4

cloakroom; parcel room

1

accidental shooting

1

Western (film genre); Western music (North America); country and western music

1

perfect game

1

women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)

1

expanded functionality; extended functionality; expansion (software)

4

Crenna

309

croak; ribbit; sound of frogs

4

claw; talon

2

Hermod

26

counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

1

yeast cell

1

unit of five (in tallies, etc.)

1

per person; per capita; per head

1

subtraction

1

easy-to-beat game; (something) easy to do; trivial thing

7

on schedule; on time

1

moose (Alces alces); elk

1

baby boom

2

arista; awn; (grain) beard

1

seriously addicted online game junky

2

to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)

2

hour bell

4

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

multiple choice (e.g. question)

1

source of protein; protein source

1

spreadsheet program

1

edible part

3